Appeal No. 2001-1765
Application No. 09/159,972
and 9. Further, it is also apparent to us that the combined
teachings of Goodwin, Southwell, and Hamisch would not have been
suggestive of first, second, and third gears interfaced such that
the second gear drives a platen roll and the third gear drives a
slip clutch, which in turn drives the take-up roll, as set forth
in claim 2.
REMAND TO THE EXAMINER
We remand this application to the examiner to assess the
language in claim 1 as to the pair of cooperating rolls being
“the sole means” for advancing the carrier web beyond the
delaminator, in the context of the description requirement of 35
U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph. It does not appear that the
underlying disclosure descriptively supports the rolls being the
“sole means” for advancing the web beyond the delaminator, a
limitation added (Paper No. 6) subsequent to the filing of the
application.
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